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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Horsepen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Horsepen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Horsepen listed first.

  • Shraders
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shraders is located in Tazewell County
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  • Wittens Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
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  • Five Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
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  • Sayersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
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  • Springville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Springville is located in Tazewell County
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  • Pisgah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
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  • Bailey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bailey is located in Tazewell County
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  • Gap Store
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
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  • Gratton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gratton is located in Tazewell County
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  • Maxwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
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  • Thompson Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
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  • Shawver Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
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  • Harman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harman is located in Tazewell County
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  • Saint Clair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
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  • Pocahontas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Pleasant Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
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  • Gillespie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
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  • Cove Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cove Creek is located in Tazewell County
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  • Falls Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
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  • Coopers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
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  • Maybeury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Switchback
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Switchback is located in McDowell County (WV)
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  • Ennis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ennis is located in McDowell County (WV)
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  • Elkhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
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  • Bearwallow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Horsepen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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